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Drug Issues: An Italian Perspective
No full textIl volume contiene:
a. Social Policies against Drug Abuse in Italy, di Fernanda Contri;
b. An Epidemiological Overview of the Situation of Illicit Drug Abuse in Italy, di F. Mariani, R. Guaiana e T. De Fiandra;
c. The Psychopatology of Addiction: A Review, di L. Cancrini;
d. Family Therapy with Drug Addicts’ Families, di M. Coletti;
e. Therapeutic Communities, di G. Cancrini, F. De Gregorio e F. Cardella;
f. Immunological, Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects of an HIV-1 Positive Cohort, di I. Mezzaroma et al.;
g. Antidrug Legislation in Italy: Historical Background and Present Status, di G. Di Gennaro;
h. Drug Addiction and Juvenile Justice, di G. Scardaccione;
i. Drug and Alcohol Problems in the Workplace in Italy, di F. Bruno,
j. The Criminal Responsibility of drug and alcohol abusers, di S. Ferracuti e M. Marasc
CESARE LOMBROSO
No full textThe Italian physician Cesare Lombroso, one of the first scientific criminologists and a forensic psychiatrist, was an outstanding exponent of positivistic naturalism. His work engendered unending controversies, especially for the aspects concerning the absence of free will. Although Lombroso related criminal behaviour primarily to biological factors such as atavism, epilepsy and moral insanity, he increasingly recognized the importance of environmental influences in causing crime. As this review underlines, in tracing the development of his thought during the course of his life, Lombroso partly changed his theories on criminality. In some aspects yet their influence still persists today. An attempt of a reinterpretation of the positivistic thought in 'criminal anthropology' is propose
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